About block 949,283
Bitcoin block 949,283 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC, 13 min 34 s after block 949,282. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,754 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 949,283 is number 1,764 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 252 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,717 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,421 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.